pedicello
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from scientific Latin pedicellus (“small foot”), from pediculus, diminutive of pes.
Noun
pedicello m (plural pedicelli)
- (botany) pedicel, peduncle, footstalk
Related terms
- pedicellato
Etymology 2
From Late Latin pedicellus (“small louse”), from Latin pediculus (“louse”), diminutive of pēdis.
Noun
pedicello m (plural pedicelli)
- (obsolete) a small worm
- (regional) a small boil